gonotheca

[ gon-uh-thee-kuh ]
/ ˌgɒn əˈθi kə /

noun, plural gon·o·the·cae [gon-uh-thee-see] /ˌgɒn əˈθi si/. Zoology.

the part of the perisarc covering a gonangium.

Origin of gonotheca

First recorded in 1860–65; gono- + theca

OTHER WORDS FROM gonotheca

gon·o·the·cal, adjective

Words nearby gonotheca

gonopore, gonorrhea, gonorrheal ophthalmia, gonorrhoea, gonosome, gonotheca, gonsalves, gonyaulax, gonyaulax catanella, gonycampsis, gonys